U S Troops Press Near Cambodia Border in Vietnam
American air cavalry and air power fought 12 clashes along a 100 mile stretch of the Cambodia border north of Saigon. Officials report 170 enemy dead and 3 American fatalities with 18 wounded. B52s dropped 1000 tons on base camps near Bu Dop as reinforcements and recon continued.
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Nixon to face questions at tonight TV news conference
President Nixon returns from Camp David to hold an eight news conference with no opening remarks. Reporters will probe My Lai massacre accusations, Haynsworth defeat, arms talks, inflation, and Vietnam developments as networks carry the event live.
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South
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paris
Democrats urge independent panel on My Lai killings
Senators Stennis and Humphrey pressed President Nixon to form a non government, non military fact finding panel to investigate the March 1968 My Lai massacre. The group would report to the President and avoid a full congressional inquiry while trials proceed.
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Warren Commission
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Los Angeles
Social Security Hike Missed Needy By Law
More than a million of the neediest Social Security pensioners likely gain no extra benefits from a 15 percent increase. The gap affects 1.181 million aged and welfare-supplemented recipients as welfare rules offset higher Social Security payments. Officials say Congress will revisit the issue next year amid broader reforms.
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Floor Fight Looms Over Taxing Union Coffers in Senate
In Washington the tax reform bill faces a major hurdle as Sen. Paul Fannin's amendment would strip tax-exempt status from unions that use members dues to back political causes. Supporters argue unions spend over 100 million in elections, while AFL CIO says COPE funds are voluntary and legitimate.
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Middletown Area Sees Clearing and Cooler Temperatures
The Middletown forecast calls for partial clearing later today and tonight with a cooler spell. Lows will be in the upper 20s, Tuesday reaching the lower 40s, following yesterday’s 47 high and a 33 low. Weekend rainfall totaled 0.95 inches.
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Israelis Deny Suez Occupation and Lebanon Crisis
Israel rejects Cairo's claim that 250 Egyptian troops crossed the Suez and occupied Israeli positions for 24 hours. Egypt says forces shelled and retreated after damaging Israeli forts. In Beirut, Karami forms a new Lebanese government after an eight month crisis. The Soviet Union invites PLO delegation to Moscow.
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Rashid Karami
Palestine
Lebanon
Karami
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Moscow
Foreign Aid Funds Slashed in House Action
The House Appropriations Committee cut Nixon era foreign aid to about $1.6 billion and added $54.5 million for fighter planes to Nationalist China. The overall foreign aid bill totals about $2.5 billion with further cuts to Peace Corps and related programs, while the Senate blocked the Chiang Kai-shek fighter squadron.
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